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The deadline to submit an entry is February 28, 2024. Contest Awards: A judging panel of THNOC staff will select winning elementary (grades 3–5), middle school (grades 6–8), and high school (grades 9–12) entries. The winning writers from each category will receive $350 for first place, $250 for second place, and $150 for third place.
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- 2024 Student Writing Contest
He smiled slightly, and with a nod, began to sketch. The...
- 2022 Student Writing Contest
1st Place - "Rando's Quest for the King Cake!" by Bryce...
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He smiled slightly, and with a nod, began to sketch. The 2024 Student Writing Contest drew more than 1,000 submissions, with at least one entry from every US state. Winning authors will receive cash prizes, and the first-place entries will be on display in Unknown Sitters, an exhibition on view at 520 Royal Street from April 5 through October 6.
1st Place - "Rando's Quest for the King Cake!" by Bryce Tujague, Brother Martin High School, New Orleans, LA, grade 8. “It’s Mardi Gras morning!”. Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Student Writing Contest, and thank you to the nearly 300 students who submitted entries this year! Our team of judges truly enjoyed reading your short ...
May 23, 2021 · NEW ORLEANS (press release) – For its second annual writing contest, The Historic New Orleans Collection asked middle school, high school and college students to create original written works in response to one of four selections of verse penned by Black poets in New Orleans prior to the Civil War.
Feb 7, 2023 · The Historic New Orleans Collection. · February 7, 2023 ·. Attention teachers! Our 2023 Student Writing Contest, "And Yet She Is Advancing," is open to students grades 6–12 in the US and its territories. Winners receive cash prizes and more! Deadline: March 3, 2023.
May 9, 2023 · It has been 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. For this year’s Student Writing Contest, The Historic New Orleans Collection asked students to answer a series of thought-provoking questions in the form of a letter to African American educator, activist and leader, Sylvanie Williams.
Feb 23, 2021 · Attention students, parents, and teachers! THNOC's 2021 Student Writing Contest is accepting submissions through March 1, and winners will receive monetary prizes. Students may enter into the middle...
